Tulip Poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
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Tulip Poplar is a Virginia native local-ecotype tree that typically reaches 70–120 ft and blooms in late spring with yellow-green/orange flowers. It offers exceptional pollinator value, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun
- Soil Moisture
- Medium, Medium to Wet, Wet
- Height
- 70–120 ft
- Spread
- 30–50 ft
- Bloom Time
- Late Spring
- Bloom Color
- Yellow-green/orange
- Garden Goals
- Attract Hummingbirds, Feed Birds, Help Native Bees, Host Caterpillars, Keystone Species, Support Pollinators
- Garden Uses
- Large shade tree; pollinator tree; wildlife tree
- Wildlife Value
- Host for Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and others
Tulip Poplar grows best in full sun with medium, medium to wet, or wet soil. At maturity, it is typically 70–120 ft tall and 30–50 ft wide. Its flowers, foliage, seeds, or fruit help support hummingbirds, butterflies, native bees, and birds. Notable wildlife value includes: Host for Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and others. It is well suited to Large shade tree, pollinator tree, wildlife tree.
Good to know: Tall canopy tree with nectar-rich flowers.